An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London．“What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor．“That’s the Tower of London．”

“I see． l  did it take to build it?”

“About 500 years．”

“In my country we can build it in five months．” said the visitor．

A short time  2  , they came to St．Paul’s Cathedral(圣保罗大教堂)．

“Very interesting!” said the visitor．

“How long did it take to build it?”

“Nearly forty  3  ” said the Englishman．

“In my country we can finish it  4  forty days, ”said the visitor．

They went on all day．They visited most of the best known buildings in the city．Every time they saw a new one．the visitor asked  5  it was and how long it took to build it．Then he said that they could do the same thing much  6  in his country． 7  the Englishman got angry  8 the visitor though he tried not to show it．A few days later they came to the House of  Parliament(议会大厦)and the visitor asked the  9  question．“What’s that?” The Englishman answered．“I’ve no  10 ．It  wasn’t there last night．”

1．A．How often        B．How soon              C．How long             D．How much

2．A．after             B．before                   C．1ater                      D．as soon as

3．A．dollars                   B．days                    C．yuan                      D．years

4．A．with                      B．in                        C．after                             D．on

5．A．when                    B．what                    C．where                    D．how

6．A．quickly                  B．faster                   C．slowly                   D．more slowly

7．A．At first                  B．At last                  C．At the end              D．By the end

8．A．of                         B．to                        C．about                     D．with

9．A．same                     B．exactly                 C．difficult                  D．easy

10．A．money                 B．knowledge           C．idea                       D．tour

阅读理解

　　Man has been traveling into space for more than forty years. Even though today, very few people get the chance to be an astronaut, about thirty per year. This is mainly because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send astronauts into space. Very few countries can afford this.

　　This why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20000000 US dollars to the Russian space agency to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His trip making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days in total. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at earth and listening to music on his once-in-a-lifetime trip.

　　After landing safely back on earth, Mr Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal for anyone who's been in zero gravity.

　　Some people especially in the American space agency, argue that you must be professional to go into space. They worried about the safety of other astronauts. However, Mr Tito received training before he left. He also helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was allowed to go.

　　A survey carried out soon after Tito landed showed that seventy-five percent of American supported space tourism. Some people are bored of all the places on the earth. They are looking for a new adventure and space is the place.

　　The money Mr Tito gave the Russians paid for twenty percent of their annual budget. If we want to see men on Mars and other planets, we may need rich people like Mr Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them.

l．How many people have flown in space?

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A．About thirty.

B．More than one thousand and two hundred.

C．Thousands.

D．About twelve thousand.

2．The Russians want Dennis Tito to go into space because ________.

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A．they want to work with an American

B．they want him to have a once-in-a-lifetime trip

C．they want him to take photos of earth

D．they want his money

3．The differences between Mr Tito and the other astronauts ________.

[　　]

A．none

B．only Tito was allowed to cook

C．Tito couldn't go everywhere on the space station

D．Tito received training before he flew in space

4．What does the writer think about Dennis Tito?

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A．He helped Russia keep going into space.

B．He was not a good astronaut.

C．He couldn't help the Russians much.

D．He shouldn't be allowed into space again.

5．The writer thinks the problem for space tourists is ________.

[　　]

A．people's legs take time to get used to earth again

B．none

C．there is not much to do, only take photos and listen to music

D．tourists need to learn Russian before they go